Paisley Rekdal
@paisleyrekdal.bsky.social
Author and poet. NEA, Guggenheim, Fulbright Fellow. See paisleyrekdal.com
Today, today: come hear Stacie Denetsosie, Kinsale Drake, and Darcie Little Badger read from BEYOND THE GLITTERING WORLD, 7 PM, Finch Lane Gallery. Free!
November 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Today, today: come hear Stacie Denetsosie, Kinsale Drake, and Darcie Little Badger read from BEYOND THE GLITTERING WORLD, 7 PM, Finch Lane Gallery. Free!
Honestly, as a young writer, I thought I'd grow up and live in NYC but clearly that did not happen.
November 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Honestly, as a young writer, I thought I'd grow up and live in NYC but clearly that did not happen.
This Thursday! Indigenous Feminisms and Futurisms event, celebrating launch of BEYOND THE GLITTERING WORLD. Come hear Stacie Denetsosie, Kinsale Drake, and Darcie Little Badger read at Finch Lane Gallery, 7 PM. Free and open to the public--
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This Thursday! Indigenous Feminisms and Futurisms event, celebrating launch of BEYOND THE GLITTERING WORLD. Come hear Stacie Denetsosie, Kinsale Drake, and Darcie Little Badger read at Finch Lane Gallery, 7 PM. Free and open to the public--
$50K #SchnitzerPrizeoftheWest honors exceptional collaboration and innovation in addressing issues such as water scarcity, tribal rights & sovereignty, conservation, wildfire & climate adaptation, and the dynamics of human communities, migration & identity. See highdesertmuseum.org/schnitzer-pr...
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
$50K #SchnitzerPrizeoftheWest honors exceptional collaboration and innovation in addressing issues such as water scarcity, tribal rights & sovereignty, conservation, wildfire & climate adaptation, and the dynamics of human communities, migration & identity. See highdesertmuseum.org/schnitzer-pr...
World may be on fire, but sometimes it's pretty to witness:
November 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
World may be on fire, but sometimes it's pretty to witness:
Better photo of the dogs:
November 14, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Better photo of the dogs:
Not featured: my tequila cocktail.
November 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Not featured: my tequila cocktail.
The view from home tonight:
November 12, 2025 at 5:34 AM
The view from home tonight:
C'mon, guys, this isn't a Coldplay concert--
October 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
C'mon, guys, this isn't a Coldplay concert--
This #AmericanWestCenter event is coming up and I can't wait! Free and open to the public--
September 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This #AmericanWestCenter event is coming up and I can't wait! Free and open to the public--
Ten days ago, my father died. I walked him through all the stages of deciding to die, then held his hand as he died. It's strange to say, but I'm grateful for all of it, and grateful I got to have the last conversations I did with him. Taking a moment from death's bureaucracy to post some beauty:
September 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Ten days ago, my father died. I walked him through all the stages of deciding to die, then held his hand as he died. It's strange to say, but I'm grateful for all of it, and grateful I got to have the last conversations I did with him. Taking a moment from death's bureaucracy to post some beauty:
You guys may run an amazing reading series, but if you don't gift your readers a Navajo blanket after, what are you really doing? Thank you to Colorado College for the generous invitation, and for a fantastic visit!
September 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
You guys may run an amazing reading series, but if you don't gift your readers a Navajo blanket after, what are you really doing? Thank you to Colorado College for the generous invitation, and for a fantastic visit!
This dog lives down my road. A special breed created when the first greyhound mated with a Victorian ghost child, it now pops up regularly in my drive. The dog's owners have also purchased it a wardrobe of spacesuits constructed by NASA. Meaning it is now lead singer of a David Bowie tribute band.
September 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This dog lives down my road. A special breed created when the first greyhound mated with a Victorian ghost child, it now pops up regularly in my drive. The dog's owners have also purchased it a wardrobe of spacesuits constructed by NASA. Meaning it is now lead singer of a David Bowie tribute band.
Hi All! This event I'm doing at Colorado College now is free and open to the public!
September 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Hi All! This event I'm doing at Colorado College now is free and open to the public!
This one's too long to type, so taking pic of it here (4/11 )
September 7, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This one's too long to type, so taking pic of it here (4/11 )
Hey, hey! I'm reading at Colorado College now next week. Come out! Also, yes, I now come with a content advisory.
September 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Hey, hey! I'm reading at Colorado College now next week. Come out! Also, yes, I now come with a content advisory.
Gearing up for the American West Center's 2025-2026 speakers series! First up: what does it mean to re-wild Montana with wolves and bison? Should be a fascinating convo--
August 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Gearing up for the American West Center's 2025-2026 speakers series! First up: what does it mean to re-wild Montana with wolves and bison? Should be a fascinating convo--
Do not have the caloric fortitude to type this up in stages, so here's the post I wrote about an event of mine now being canceled due to politics:
August 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Do not have the caloric fortitude to type this up in stages, so here's the post I wrote about an event of mine now being canceled due to politics:
Honored and excited to share the first blurb for my forthcoming collection
July 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Honored and excited to share the first blurb for my forthcoming collection
Annals of the Archive: Even in the 19th C, the hustle was real:
July 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Annals of the Archive: Even in the 19th C, the hustle was real:
According to the groundskeeper I met, these placards now replace the original headstones for buried indigenous people : a single circle composed of cement and stone with a nail drilled into it. So. Present and absent at once. Acknowledged and also forgotten. (All images mine.) (end)
June 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
According to the groundskeeper I met, these placards now replace the original headstones for buried indigenous people : a single circle composed of cement and stone with a nail drilled into it. So. Present and absent at once. Acknowledged and also forgotten. (All images mine.) (end)
Some of the indigenous leaders who signed the treaty were supposedly buried in Lyman cemetery, so I went to see their graves. I found around seven of them. The graves are, if they are of these men, unmarked except for the placards left where bodies were found. (3/4)
June 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Some of the indigenous leaders who signed the treaty were supposedly buried in Lyman cemetery, so I went to see their graves. I found around seven of them. The graves are, if they are of these men, unmarked except for the placards left where bodies were found. (3/4)
(Some info in the document image. Warning: racist language in it. Apologies: I can't control the archive.) (2/4)
June 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
(Some info in the document image. Warning: racist language in it. Apologies: I can't control the archive.) (2/4)
Yesterday in the archives, I found out how to make a UFO detector. I know you need one, too--
June 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Yesterday in the archives, I found out how to make a UFO detector. I know you need one, too--
The American West Center is delighted to be a stakeholder in Utah's Buffalo Soldier Heritage Trail project, which is launching this Friday. Come register for Friday's event and take a free tour on Saturday, too:
June 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The American West Center is delighted to be a stakeholder in Utah's Buffalo Soldier Heritage Trail project, which is launching this Friday. Come register for Friday's event and take a free tour on Saturday, too: